Brigada S

Brigada S
Sukachov. Russian Winter Festival. London, 2007
Background information
Origin	Moscow
Genres	Alternative rock, funk rock, jazz rock, new wave
Years active	1984–1993
Labels	Fili Records
Past members	Garik Sukachov, Sergey Galanin, Alexander Goryachev, Kirill Trusov, Lev Andreyev, Karen Sarkisov, Igor Yartsev, Leonid Chelyapov, Igor Markov, Yevgeny Korotkov, Maxim Likhachyov

Brigada S (Брига́да С) was a Soviet/Russian rock band fronted by Garik Sukachov which played dynamic mix of rough rock and roll, reggae and rhythm and blues marked by the effective use of the brass section. Formed in 1984 the self-described "proletarian jazz orchestra" released five albums (first two on tape), toured the United States (1988) and appeared in Savva Kulish's film The Tragedy in Rock (1988) before breaking up in 1993. After the band's demise, Garik Sukachov went on to front Neprikasayemye (The Untouchables), while guitarist Sergey Galanin formed SerGa.

The original line-up

• Garik Sukachov - vocals, acoustic guitar
• Sergey Galanin - guitar, backing vocals
• Alexander Goryachev - guitar
• Lev Andreyev - keyboards
• Karen Sarkisov - percussion
• Igor Yartsev - drums
• Leonid Chelyapov - saxophone
• Igor Markov - trumpet
• Yevgeny Korotkov - trumpet
• Maxim Likhachyov - trombone

Discography

• Добро пожаловать в запретную зону (Welcome to the Forbidden Zone, 1988, tape)
• Ностальгическое танго (The Nostalgic Tango, 1989)
• Аллергии — нет! (Say No! to Allergy, 1991)
• Всё это рок-н-ролл (All This Is Rock and Roll, 1991)
• Реки (Rivers, 1993)